Shirley Armstrong

Shirley Armstrong-Duffy (14 August 1930 – 21 December 2018) was an Irish fencer. She competed in the women's individual foil event at the 1960 Summer Olympics for the Republic of Ireland.[2]

Shirley Armstrong-Duffy
Personal information
Born(1930-08-14)14 August 1930
Antrim, Northern Ireland
Died21 December 2018(2018-12-21) (aged 88)[1]
Sport
SportFencing

Biography

Armstrong married Irish fencer, Patrick Joseph Duffy who founded The Irish Academy of Arms (Academie d'Armes d'Irlande) in 1952 as well as the highly successful club - Salle Duffy. They helped to build it into a club which dominated fencing in Ireland and became one of the premier clubs in the country. In 1958, they were both heavily involved in the re-establishment of the International Academy of Fencing Masters. Both coached in the fencing clubs at University College Dublin, Royal College of Surgeons and Trinity College Dublin.[3] as well as St Conleth's College, St Killian's School, Wesley College, Sandford Park School, Sutton Park School, St Gerard's School and many other schools in Dublin.[4][5] For the 1960 Summer Olympics, Armstrong was one of only two women selected to take part, the second was Maeve Kyle.[6]

Armstrong died on 21 December 2018, in Roscommon University Hospital.[7]

References
  1. "Shirley Armstrong Duffy RIP". Olympic Federation of Ireland. 21 December 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  2. "Shirley Armstrong Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2010.
  3. Stanley, Colman (12 March 2019). "Club Focus: UCD Fencing". University Observer. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
  4. "Salle Dublin Fencing". Salle Dublin. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
  5. Shanahan, Jim. "Duffy, Patrick Joseph ('Paddy')". Dictionary of Irish Biography. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
  6. "Trinity Olympians: Shirley Armstrong-Duffy" (PDF). Trinity College Dublin. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  7. "Family Notices". The Irish Times. 23 August 2018. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
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